Great Battle Near Mukden Explodes With 60000 Casualties
News of one of history’s bloodiest clashes unfolds from Mukden to Liaoyang as Russian and Japanese forces wage a weeklong battle. Reports cite about 60000 killed or wounded overall, with Russian losses eclipsing Japanese, and calls for peace amid grim casualty tolls and strategic reversals.
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Kuropatkin
Tomperor Nicholas
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Nodsu
Seld
Batte
Oet
Shakbe
Mukden
St. Tokio
Nicholas
London
Standard
Kuroki
Japanese Artillery Inferior Firepower Cited in Battle
The report notes Japanese labor and the inferiority of their field guns. It recalls October 11 when four six batteries, though well placed and well handled, were forced to stay on the defensive most of the day, witnessing chances pass by under Russian fire due to superior Russian range.
A Runaway Bicycle Run Ends With Severe Leg Injury
J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove Alabama sustained an urgent leg wound when a runaway bicycle struck him. The wound developed a stubborn ulcer over four years, resisting doctors and remedies until Theo Bucklen’s Arnica Salve reportedly cured it. Also mentions scalds and skin eruptions sold at Brownell’s Drag Store for treatment.
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J. B. Orner
Franklin Grove
Theo Bucklen
Arnica
Brownel
Judge Nelson Dies, First Federal Judge From Minnesota
Renssalaer Russell Nelson, chief US district judge since Minnesota's statehood, died in St. Luke's hospital at age 78. Retirement eight years ago followed a chronic ailment. A highly esteemed jurist, he was once considered for the presidency and was admired nationally.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Renssalaer Russell Nelson
United States District Court
St. Luke's Hospital
Nelson
United States
Dentist narrowly escapes burglar during home invasion
In Morning Side suburbs Sioux City on Oct 18 a dentist Dr B Straub saved from a fall when he lunged for a burglar in his darkened residence. A bullet whizzed overhead and struck a bookcase. The intruder escaped with the dentist's trousers containing about 6 dollars. No other items were disturbed.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Morning Side
Dr. B
Straub
Powder Gan Gets a Shock at Rock Springs Mine
An underground blast at Mine No 8 of the Union Pacific Coal Co in Rock Springs Wyoming left several miners cut bruised and burned after a 50 pound powder charge touched a live wire. Despite the blast the mine workings remained intact and workers rushed to the exits about one and a half miles underground.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific Coal Company
Rock Springs
Doctor Dies of Blood Poisoning After Runaway Injury
Pierre Man Succumbs to Injury Sustained in Runaway. Dr W W Allen dies at hospital from blood poisoning after injuring his leg in a Philip buffalo pasture runaway and later reopening the wound. Father arrived from Madison, Missouri. New Salem notes and regional items follow including ads for Chamberlain Cough Remedies and Great Northern Railway excursions.
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Pierre
W. W. Allen
Philip Buffalo
Madison
New Life Pills Advertised For Old Age Respect
An advertisement touts New Life Pills as respectful of old age and helpful for ailments like dyspepsia and constipation. It mentions a Brownen’s Drug Store location and a price of 260 for the product.
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Druy
Merriam 18 Manager Opens Georgetown Offices
Former Minnesota Governor and ex Director of the Census William R. Merriam starts operations in Georgetown Washington as manager for Holleworth Tabulation devices. He notes new patents expanding the companys improvements and that much of the twelfth census work used these machines. The Merriam family relocates to Washington for the winter.
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Minnesota
Washington
William R. Merriam
Georgetown
District of Columbia
Merriam
Dr King’s New Discovery Slashes Ills for Consumption
Dorchester resident Mire Leis Cragg credits Dr. King’s New Discovery for saving many lives from throat and lung diseases. The remedy, touted as effective for consumption and cough, is sold by 8 Brownell, with trial bottles free and prices at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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Suilerers
Pitchfork Picords Wife Attack Sparks Fatal Jealousy Stabbing
David Lenehan, a saloonkeeper on the town’s edge, is charged with attempted murder after he allegedly used a pitchfork in a jealous rage. Returning home, he reportedly seized the tool and inflicted a four inch gash in his wife’s head and a hip wound, then pursued her to a neighbor. She lies in serious condition.
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Maaband
David Lenehan
Not a Sick Day Since
A Bremont, North Carolina resident, B. F. Bass, reports severe kidney trouble and rheumatism relieved by Electric Bitters. He claims full recovery after trying the remedy and notes neighbors also benefited, selling at S. Boownell's drugstore.
Indicted Davenport Ex-Mayor Faces Larceny Charges
DavenportOctober 18 eight former mayor of Davenport 8 F Smith indicted on larceny embezzlement and perjury. Grand jury alleges schemes involving several estates and a sum around 100000. Indictments describe alleged illegal dealings by Smith and estates linked to him.
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Davenport
Laws
F. Smith
First Death in Two Years in Huron Area
James B. Hall aged eighty-five died after moving from southern South Dakota to live with his daughter. He was the first local fatality in over two years, and his burial occurred yesterday at the daughter’s residence in a well settled town near Huron.
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South Dakota
Huron
James B. Hall
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